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Good Night, Sweet Prince
Our critic assesses the achievement of Martin Amis, Britain’s most famous literary son.
Columns That Scrutinized, and Skewered, the Literary World
“NB by J.C.” collects the variegated musings of James Campbell in the Times Literary Supplement.
After Writing About Mental Illness, Kay Redfield Jamison Turns to Healers
In “Fires in the Dark,” Jamison, known for her expertise on manic depression, delves into the quest to heal. Her new book, she says, is a “love song to psychotherapy.”
A Classic of Golden Age Detective Fiction Turns 100
Dorothy L. Sayers dealt with emotional and financial instability by writing “Whose Body?,” the first of many to star the detective Lord Peter Wimsey.
Did She Cheat? A Century Later, a Novel’s Mystery Still Stumps.
“Dom Casmurro,” by Machado de Assis, teaches us to read — and reread — with precise detail and masterly obfuscation.
For ‘The Late Americans,’ Grad School Life Equals Envy, Sex and Ennui
Brandon Taylor’s novel circulates among Iowa City residents, some privileged, some not, but all aware that their possibilities are contracting.
A Brief Guide to Martin Amis’s Books
The acclaimed British novelist was also an essayist, memoirist and critic of the first rank.
The Best Romance Novels of the Year (So Far)
Looking for an escapist love story? Here are 2024’s sexiest, swooniest reads.
What Book Should You Read Next?
Finding a book you’ll love can be daunting. Let us help.
Two Centuries On, Smithsonian Connects Jefferson’s Hair to Hemings’s Children
A new book describes how cutting-edge genomics techniques yielded “extraordinary proof” that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings.
Was Duncan Sheik’s Best Work Also His Darkest?
In translating synth pop to a theatrical format in the “American Psycho” musical, Sheik matched what he did with rock in the acclaimed “Spring Awakening.”
A Beloved Young Adult Author Returns With an Adult Novel About Fame
In John Green’s “Hollywood, Ending,” two young actors navigate the highs and lows of Hollywood.
My Kids Love the ‘Who Would Win?’ Books. What Should They Read Next?
Ten recommendations for fans of the mega-popular dueling-animals series.
Church Ladies Have Secrets, Too. She’s Here to Share a Few.
In short stories and her racy new novel, Deesha Philyaw takes on women, piety and the clergymen who make, and break, the rules.
5 New Books We Love This Week
Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Phil Klay Is Appointed President of PEN America
The former president of the free expression group, Dinaw Mengestu, resigned in July, partly over concerns about an article outlining the group’s opposition to cultural boycotts.
A Haunting Masterwork From a Writer Who Is Reinventing Fantasy
“The Rouse,” by China Miéville, is a decade-spanning epic about a secret military unit trying to channel supernatural forces.
A Billionaire Reckons With His Family History: Escaping the Nazis
In “Ausländer,” Michael Moritz, the managing partner of a venture capital firm, examines his inheritance.
Did Ronald Reagan’s 1980s Really Make Our Modern World?
In “When America Roared,” Jonathan Kaufman draws together a bushel of figures who thrived in one fateful decade.
Anthony Jeselnik: Men Should Think of Reading as ‘Lifting Weights for Your Brain’
But the comedian isn’t naïve when he makes selections for his popular book club: “Most importantly, they’re short.”
Merriam-Webster Dictionary Is Wordsmaxxing With 1,400 New Definitions
Now you have no excuse for not knowing the meaning of “cuffing season,” “shishito” or “glow-up.”
Annie Dillard, Meditative Author of ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ Dies at 81
Her Thoreau-like account of journeys in the woods, published when she was 28, was the first of many ruminations on life and nature, good and evil.
Canada Is So Much More Than America’s Polite Neighbor
In “True North,” the veteran travel writer Paul Theroux crisscrosses the country of his forebears for insights about how it differs from his own.
A New York City Comic Book Offers Tips on Rights and ICE Encounters
“Know Your Rights” is the latest publication from the public schools’ educational Civics for All Comics Group.
Like My Jesus Sweatshirt? How Christianity Went Consumerist.
In “Live Laugh Love,” Kristin Kobes Du Mez examines how Christian women absorbed the idea that material abundance was evidence of divine favor.
How Do You Share 175 Years of New York Times History?
For dozens of editors and reporters, the anniversary of the first issue of The Times in 1851 has been a moment to look back.
Can MrBeast Get Gen Z to Read James Patterson?
Patterson has worked with a handful of celebrities on books in recent years, but his collaboration with YouTube’s biggest star aims for a new audience.
7 Books to Help You Cope With Failure and Move Forward
Psychologists and other experts share the works they recommend to people who are struggling with guilt, shame or questions of what comes next.
She Had 7 Pregnancies in 10 Years, All for a Hefty Paycheck
In Sarah Anderson’s satirical novel, “Fallow,” a debt-laden woman becomes a professional surrogate for a corporate behemoth.
Kate Atkinson’s Quirky Murder Mystery Is Steeped in Postwar Malaise
“Our Noble Selves” takes place amid the 1951 Festival of Britain, when a traumatized ex-war reporter and P.O.W. goes from government cog to murder suspect.
Why the Rich and Powerful Have Become So Fatalistic
In “End Times Fascism,” Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor argue that apocalyptic ideology has taken hold over American elites.
Freed From Slavery but Far From Free
Sebastian Barry’s new novel tours a post-Civil War America where cruelty is ever-present but love endures.
The Broadway Star Keeping the Light on for August Wilson
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, a recent Tony nominee for “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” returns to the director’s chair for this season’s revival of “Seven Guitars.”